Fishing reel



March l, 194:9a F. M. JACOBSON FISHING REEL 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed July 23, 1946 [III Freo /V/ Jacobson March l, 1949.

F. M. JAcoBsoN 2,463,108

FISHING REEL Filed July 25, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. Fred M. Jacobson Patented Mar. l, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFlcE FISHING REEL Fred M. Jacobson, Bellingham, Wash.

Application July 23, 1946, Serial No. 685,675

8 Claims.

This invention relates to fishing reels. An object of the invention is the provision of a fishing reel in which an alarm is actuated at the instant a fish strikes, the arrangement being such that the alarm may be silenced after the warning has been given.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a fishing reel in which a coiled spring takes up initially the tension on the line until a predetermined degree of strain is reached, when a friction clutch will be brought into action to release the line in a controlled manner, the spring maintaining a taut line when the fish stops fighting so that'the fisherman can rewind the line on the reel.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a fishing reel having an alarm to give a warning signal when the fish strikes, Witha spring for maintaining a progressively increasing tension on the line to the spasmodic pullings or tuggings of the fish, said spring cooperating with a readily releasable clutch for letting out any length of line `during the struggles of the fish.

The invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and combinations of parts hereinafter more particularly described and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical section of a reel constructed according to the principles of `my invention.

Figure 2 is a transverse vertical section taken along the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a transverse vertical section taken along the line 3-3 of Figure 1, and

Figure 4 is a longitudinal vertical section similar to that shown in Figure 1, but disclosing a modified form of a clutching mechanism.

Figure 5 is a transverse vertical section taken along the line 5--5 of Figure 4.

Referring more particularly to the drawings I and II designate circular side walls of a casing. Rods I2 and bolts I3 hold the side walls in spaced relation. The centers of the walls have journals I4 for the outer ends of a split shaft I5. Annular grooves I6 in said journals are provided with felt oilers. A cylindrical reel I1 is provided with spaced ared disks I8 and I9. Disk I8 is secured to a bearing 20 by a ring 2| while disk I9 is secured to a bearing 22 by a ring 23. The bearings are mounted on the shaft I and have circular grooves 24 to receive felt oilers. The opposite ends of the reel I1 has projecting lugs 25 which are bent after passing through perforations in the disks I8 and I9 for securing the disks to the cylindrical reel.

A sleeve 26 is mounted on the shaft I5 between a pair of annular flanges 21 integrally formed with the sections of the shaft. At each end of the sleeve is an integrally formed circular flange 2 28. Each flange is slightly spaced from an adjacent flange 21 so that fiber friction disks 29 may be received by the shaft with a friction disk being located between each pair of coordinated flanges 21-28 and 21 and 29.

A coil spring 39 has one end secured at 3l to one flange 28 of the sleeve while the other end of the spring is passed through a perforation in the reel I1 and for-med into an eye 32 to which is attached one end of the fishing line which is wound on the reel I1. The spring ,30 is. coiled about the sleeve 26.

A gear 35 is keyed to the shaft I5 and a pawl 36 pivoted at 31 on the disk II has teeth engaging the teeth of the gear. A spring 38 retains the pawl in engagement with the gear 35. An operating handle 39 projects through an opening 46 in an annular flange 4I proiecting laterally inwardly from the periphery of the disk II. The disk I6 has a similar flange 42.

A crank 45 having an operating handle 46 is threadedonto one end of the section 41 of the shaft I5. A nut 4B threaded on said end secures the crank in position. A counter-balance 49 is located onan extension 50 of the crank.

A cap nut 5I is threaded on the opposite end of the shaft I5. A rod 52 controls the tension on the braking disks 29 by moving the sections of the shaft I5 towards or away from each other against the tension of a spring 54 which is mounted in a pocket 55 at one end of the shaft I5. A head 56 on the rod 52 maintains .the spring in said pocket.

The end 51 of the rod 52 has a threaded portion 58 onto which is screwed a nut 59` having a hand wheel 60. A headed bolt 6I maintains the nut o-n the rod. The nut 59 is rotatably mounted in a pocket in the section 41 of the shaft I5.

The inner alined ends of the shaft I5 are splined together as shown at I5-a so that the sections of the shaft will revolve simultaneously. A felt oiler 62 lubricates the shaft and the sleeve 26.

A bell 65 has a central opening which is neatly received by a reduced portion 66 of the bearing 20 on the shaft I5. The clinching ring 2I in cooperation with the disk I8 binds the bell on the bearing so that when the reel I1 is revolved the bearing 20 and said bell will be rotated. The bearing 20 as shownin Figure 3 is provided with oppositely disposed cams 61.

A bell clapper includes a lever 1I) pivoted on the disk II) in vertical alinement with the cams 61. A flat spring 12 has one end 13 engaged by a pin 14 on the disk I Il. The opposite end of said spring has a button 'I5 secured thereto and this button strikes the bell 65. The intermediate portion of the spring is received by a slot formed in the bottom of the enlarged portion 16 of thelever 1I) with inturned flanges 16-a holding the spring in place. The spring 'i2 retains the button 'i5 normally in continuous engagement with the bell 65 when the clapper is in operation and also retains thel laverie' against a pin 11 secured to the inner face of the disk i9. However, when the shaft I is rotated the cams 91 will act on the free end of the lever 'i9 thereby rocking said lever,` causing the button 15 to be raised and lowered alternately for ringing the bell. The lever 'i9 has a cam portion 'It which is engaged by the diametrically disposed cams 6i lfor rocking said lever. This lever has a curved portion 79- whichA clears the cams 61 so that the spring l2 may re-v turn said lever to the stops or pin 11.

A bell silencer 99 is connected to a pin SI1-a iS s'lddbly mounted in a Slot 6| the* disk HL When the pin is moved downwardly (Fig. v3)" the silencer will engage cam portion 18 of the lever T9 and thus move the lever out of the path of the revolving cams.

A pin 85 isv inserted through a passage 88 in the section 41 of the shaft l5 and also through a passage in the rod 51 so' that the nut 59 may be adjusted.

The operation of the reel shown in Figures 1 to 3 inclusive is as follows: One end of the line is secured to the. hook 32 on. one end of the spring 3'0".` The crank is operated and the line is wound the reel core I1 because the shaft I 5` rotates the reel. The p'awl 36 engaging the gear 35Y will hold the reel,r thek shaft and crankr against rotation..

The release of theV pawl will permit the line to be cast with the reel being reversely revolved. When the finger has been removed from the niernberl 39 the spring 38 will reseat the pawl into operation. engagement with the gear 35.

The nger piece 60 on the nut 59 is adjusted 'so that the annular flanges 21 will exert the proper pressure on the friction disks 29 and flanges 28 and 29 o'n theV sleeve 26 so that if a fish should strike and pull on the line the reel' will be revolved by the line and cause the spring 99 to be wound on the' sleeve, thereby progressively increasing the tension on the line. Y After the spring 39. has taken up the tension by being Wound on the sleeve', the friction disks 292 will permit the sleeve Vto slip arid playout several hundred feet of said line. The nut 59 ne reel and the sleeve 2s so that the line. on said reel may be released as is necessary'. n

As has been stated, the pawl 36 is' released when the lineis cast and said pawl must be maintained in an.` inoperative position so that when theifish has been caught by' the hook on the end' ofY the line and pulls on the line the bell 65 will be rotated, as will the lever 19 around the cams 51 whereby said cams will be engaged periodicaiiy by the. cam portion 'i9' on said lever for oscillatingr themenber' 1-5 for ringing the bell and thus indieating, that a is pulling on the lineagain'st the tension of the spring' 39. embracing the sleeve 2.6..

When the sh stops ghting, thespringlZi will keep the line taut and' the' fisherman will keep eriywiridrig the. line on thev reel.. l Referring' more particularly' to Figure e, it will be. seenthat the modified portion of the reel relates to. the braking device and the' operating shaft.-4 S'inee all of trie other parts have the same coistisiction as the similarly positioned elements of Figure 1, the same. reference numerals will be appiied thereto.

A tension rod 90 has a pin` 9|- inserted through must be adjusted to. take care of the slippageof a passage 92 on a section 93 of a shaft on which is integrally formed a circular ange 94. A fiber vfriction disk 95 is located between the flange 94 and the flange 21 on sleeve 26 rotatably 1 'the reel core I1 is threaded at 91 on one end of vthe rod 90 and a pin 98 secures the section of the shaftto said rod so that when the section 93 of the shaft is rotated by the crank 45 or by the reel core l1 when the line is payed out, the section 96 et the shaft will likewise be revolved. However, slince the passage 92 in the section 93 is wider than the diameter of the pin 9i said section may be moved longitudinally on the rod when a 'nut 99 threaded into a pocket'- I99' is rotated by a finger piece HI'I against thev tension of a spring F92 mounted in said pocket.

A flange |63' is formed integrally with the inner end of the section 96 of the shaft and in spaced relation with the flange 28 on the sleeve 26. A ber friction disk' |94 is located between the fianges 2`8 and |93?.

In the modified form shown in Figure 4, rotation of the crank revolves the' shaft section 93` and likewise the rod 9U. The Shaft section- 96 is simultaneously' revolved because both sections are connected to the rod 90'.

When the finger piece IUI is rotated, the nut 99 will cause the anges 92 and |63 to move towards or away from each other for increasing or decreasing the friction @if disascs and m4 en. the respectivepairs ofA flanges 2'1-91! and 2'8-493'.

The fric-tiondisiis and m4 in Figure 4 `functionan identical manner as do the friction disks 29'infFig/ure 1, and therefore the operations of the fish-ing reels shown Figures I- and lY are identical.V Y i Although preferred and .practical embodiments of the invention are disclosed herein,l it is to be understoodthat various modifications may be made within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. n; a fishing reel', a shaft formed of two holi low ysections being slidably keyed together, a

sleeve received by the inner ends ofV the sections, a flange at each end` of the sleeve, a friction disk in engagement with ea'cti flange, a arigeon'` each section of the'- shaft and in engagement with a friction disk, a reef rotatably' mounted on the shaft, a coil'springjh-aving Yeiney end connected to thesleeve and the other end connected to the reel, a rod received by thehollow sections and secured to one section, ahead onone end of the rod, a nut threaded on the other end of the rod and a resilient means between the head and one end of a section tending to' puii the sections toward each other to Acause pairs of the flanges to stamp the friction disk therebetween so that the sleeve, sections* of' the shaft and reel may bev rotated simultaneously in either direction, adjustmentof the nut providing siippage between the vreel arid'shafnt.V Y

2; In a fishing reet, a shaftA formed of two hollow alined sections, a flange ori'each section, a Sleeve having its iiigitudnlfaxis'aled With the longitudinal axes of the' Sections', a ange at each end ofthe sleeve and spaced from a flange on a section of the shaft,- afriction disk between each pair of spaced flanges, a rod received by the hollow sections, a plurality of' means slidably' connecting the sections together on and tothe rod, cooperating'ineans on' a shaft section and the rod formoving the shaft sections' toward or away from eac-h other to cause the friction disks to connectl the sleeve with the shaft sections by means of the flanges or to release the sleeve, a reel rotatable on the shaft sections, a coil spring on the sleeve connecting said sleeve with the reel, and means manually rotating the shaft and the reel for winding the line on said reel, reverse rotation of the reel when the line is drawn out causing the reel to wind the spring on the sleeve.

3. In a fishing reel, a shaft formed of two hollow alined sections, a sleeve having its longitudinal axis alined with the longitudinal axes of the shaft sections, a friction disk at each end of the sleeve, cooperating means on the inner ends of the shaft sections and on the ends of the sleeve for confining the disks therebetween, a reel mounted rotatably on the shaft sections and encircling the sleeve, a coil spring on the sleeve connecting the reel with the sleeve, means moving the shaft sections toward or away from each other for causing the conperating means on the shaft section and the sleeve to provide a direct connection or slippage between the sleeve and shaft sections so that when the line is drawn out the spring will be wound on the sleeve and the reel will be allowed to turn independently of the sleeve.

4. In a fishing reel, a shaft formed of two hollow alined sections having the inner ends slidably connected together, a rod received by the shaft sections, each section having a flange thereon, a sleeveon the shaft sections and located between the flanges, a flange on each end of the sleeve and forming with a flange of a shaft section of a pair of spaced anges, a friction disk located between each pair of flanges means loosely connecting the rod with one of the shaft sections so that the rod may be held against rotation when desired, the outer end of the last-mentioned shaft section having a pocket therein, a nut received by the pocket and threaded onto the rod for causing the rod to draw the shaft sections together and clamp the friction disks against the flanges on the sleeve, a reel on the shaft sections, a coil spring on the sleeve connecting the sleeve with the reel, and means retaining the reel against rotation in one direction, adjustment of the nut providing for slippage of the reel on the shaft sections.

5. In a fishing reel, a shaft formed of two hollow alined sections, a flange on each section, a sleeve having its longitudinal axis alined with the longitudinal axes of the shaft sections, a flange at each end of the sleeve and spaced from a ange on a section of the shaft, a friction disk between each pair of spaced flanges, a rod received by the hollow sections, a plurality of means slidably connecting the sections together on and to the rod, one shaft section having a pocket in one end, a nut seated in the pocket and threaded on the rod, said nut being adjusted on the rod against the bottom Wall of the pocket for moving the shaft sections together to cause the friction disks to connect the sleeve with the shaft sections by means of the flanges or to release the sleeve, a reel rotatable on the shaft sections, a coll spring on the sleeve connecting said sleeve with the reel, and means manually rotating the shaft and the reel for winding the line on said reel, reverse rotation of the reel when the line is drawn out causing the reel to wind the spring on the sleeve.

6. In a fishing reel, a casing having end walls, a shaft mounted for rotation in the casing; a reel mounted for rotation on the shaft, means for connecting the shaft to the reel, means for manually rotating the reel for winding a. line on the reel, a bell connected to the reel and rotatable therewith, a lever pivoted on one of the end walls adjacent the bell and provided with a cam portion, a clapper connected to the lever and spaced :from the bell cams connected to the bell, and rotatable therewith, said `cams adapted to periodically engage the cam portion on the lever when the reel and bell are rotated by the line as it is drawn off the reel for causing the clapper to strike the bell.

'7. In a iishing reel, a, casing having end walls, a shaft mounted for rotation in the casing; a reel mounted for rotation on the shaft, means for connecting the shaft to the reel, means for manually rotating the reel for winding a line on the reel, a bell connected to the reel and rotatable therewith, a lever pivoted on one of the end walls adjacent the bell and provided with a cam portion, a spring connected to the lever for retaining the lever in a predetermined position, a clapper connected to one end of the spring in con- -tacting relation with the bell, cams attached to the bell and rotatable therewith, said cams adapted to engage periodically the cam portion on the lever when the reel and ball are rotated by the line as it is drawn 01T the reel for causing the clapper to strike the bell. L

8. In a fishing reel, a casing having end walls, a shaft mounted for rotation in the casing; a reel mounted for rotation on the shaft, means for E connecting the shaft to the reel, means for manually rotating the reel for winding a line on the reel, a bell connected to the reel and rotatable therewith, a lever pivoted on one of the end walls adjacent the bell and provided with a cam portion, a spring connected to the lever for retaining the lever in a predetermined position, a clapper connected to one end of the spring in contacting relation with the bell, cams attached to the bell and rotatable therewith, said cams adapted to engage periodically the cam portion on the lever when the reel and bell are rotated by the line as it is drawn off the reel for causing the clapper to strike the bell, and means for moving the lever and cam portion thereon to an inoperative position away from the revolving cams.

FRED M. JACOBSON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the nle of this patent:

IWITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 685,185 Smith Oct. 22, 1901 822,113 Glocker May 29, 1906 

